Chris Farrell
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Birth name | Christopher Robert Eric Farrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Fivemiletown College Campbell College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Robert Eric Farrell (born 16 March 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for Pro14 and Champions Cup side Munster and, internationally, for Ireland. He plays as a centre and represents Young Munster in the All-Ireland League.
Early life
Farrell grew up in Fivemiletown, a village in south Tyrone, Northern Ireland. His initial sporting passion was soccer and he played centre-half for a local team, before he started playing rugby at the age of 11 for Clogher Valley RFC in County Tyrone.[1]
Professional clubs
Ulster
In December 2011, Farrell, then aged 18, made his Ulster debut against Leinster.[2]
Grenoble
At the beginning of the 2014–15 Top 14 season, Farrell joined French Top 14 side FC Grenoble, where Bernard Jackman, formerly of Connacht, Leinster and Ireland, was coach.[3] Farrell made his debut against La Rochelle off the bench and made his first start against Oyonnax.[4]
Munster
On 24 January 2017, it was announced that Farrell would be joining Irish province Munster on a two-year contract, beginning at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season.[5] Farrell made his competitive debut for Munster on 1 September 2017, starting the provinces opening 2017–18 Pro14 fixture against Benetton in Irish Independent Park, Cork.[6] Farrell scored his first try for Munster in their fixture against South African side Cheetahs on 9 September 2017, helping the province to a 51–18 win in Thomond Park.[7] He was ruled out for 6–8 weeks following a knee injury sustained whilst playing for Ireland.[8] He returned from the injury on 6 January 2018, starting in Munster's 39–13 win against Connacht.[9]
A knee injury Farrell suffered while with the Ireland squad during the 2018 Six Nations required surgery, and subsequently ruled him out of the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[10] He signed a three-year contract extension with Munster in October 2018, a deal that will see Farrell remain with the province until at least June 2022.[11] Farrell returned from the aforementioned knee injury on 25 November 2018, featuring off the bench in Munster's 2018–19 Pro14 round 9 fixture against Italian side Zebre.[12] He scored two tries and earned the Man-of-the-Match in Munster's 44–14 win against Edinburgh on 30 November 2018.[13]
Ireland
Farrell earned his first senior international call-up in October 2017, being named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 Autumn Internationals.[14] He made his first appearance for Ireland on 18 November 2017, starting against Fiji.[15] Farrell also started in Ireland's win against Argentina, though he went off injured during the second-half.[8] Farrell made his Six Nations debut on 24 February 2018, starting against Wales and earning the Man-of-the-Match award in Ireland's 37–27 win.[16] However, a knee injury sustained during training ruled Farrell out of the remainder of the tournament.[17][10]
He was selected in the 31-man Ireland squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[18] having featured in the warm-up matches against Italy,[19] and Wales.[20]
Statistics
International analysis by opposition
Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tries | Points | % Won |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Total | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.57 |
Correct as of 5 December 2020[21]
Honours
Ireland under-18s
- European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship
- Winner (1): (2011)
Ireland
- Six Nations Championship:
- Winner (1): 2018
- Grand Slam:
- Winner (1): 2018
- Triple Crown:
- Winner (1): 2018
References
- ^ "Chris Farrell launches his climb back to the top at foot of the Alps". Irish Times. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Chris Farrell: Young Star Making His Mark". Ulster Rugby.
- ^ "Chris Farrell to leave Ulster for French pastures". Newsletter. 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Ulsterman Chris Farrell enjoying fresh start in Top 14 with Grenoble". The42. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Munster Confirm Latest Signings". Munster Rugby. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Munster Off to Flying Start". Munster Rugby. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Munster Tame Cheetahs With Eight-Try Rout". Munster Rugby. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Squad Update". Munster Rugby. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Five-Try Win For Munster Over Connacht". Munster Rugby. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Farrell Injury Update". Munster Rugby. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Player Contract Boost Continues". Munster Rugby. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Report | Bonus Point Win in Parma". Munster Rugby. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Report | Munster Ease Past Edinburgh". Munster Rugby. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Four Uncapped Players Included In Ireland's GUINNESS Series Squad". Irish Rugby. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Keatley Kicks Ireland Home In Bruising Battle With Fiji". Irish Rugby. 19 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Ireland Strengthen Title Challenge With Stirring Win Over Wales". Irish Rugby. 24 February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Injury Update – Chris Farrell". Munster Rugby. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Ireland's Rugby World Cup Squad Named". IRFU. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Five-Try Triumph Gets Ireland Up And Running". IRFU. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Stockdale at the double as Schmidt's Ireland cling on for victory in Cardiff". The42. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Chris Farrell, ESPN Scrum, 3 October 2019